Douglas J. Spiel, M.D

Dr. Spiel’s unique clinical background has enabled him to view the practice of interventional pain through a broader perspective. By elevating the diagnosis and treatment of those in pain to an art form, he is uniquely qualified to blend the objective and subjective components of a patient’s signs and symptoms to arrive at a plausible and treatable diagnosis.

Dr. Spiel is widely recognized as an expert in numerous treatment modalities and has lectured both throughout the country and abroad. He credits the numerous physicians worldwide that he has studied with as providing the necessary scaffold to build his current diverse skill set. Only by cross training with multiple specialties can any one physician bridge the necessary knowledge required to effectively treat the complexities of the human condition.

The American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians examines and certifies appropriate applicants as diplomats in interventional pain procedures. Dr. Spiel was the first among the few radiologist/interventional pain specialists on the list to be certified by this prestigious board.

Specializes in the Following:
Endoscopic Laser Discectomy Selective Nerve Root Blocks
Transforaminal Epidurals Facet Joint Blocks
Caudal Epidurals Sacroiliac Joint Injections
Interlaminar Epidurals Radiofrequency Ablation
Discography Pulsed Radiofrequency
Medial Branch Block Dorsal Column Stimulator Trials
Intradiscal Injections Joint Injections
Sympathetic Blocks Vertebroplasty
Optimesh

Credits:
    Credentials
Diplomate American Board of Radiology
Diplomate American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians
Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice
Diplomate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of America
Diplomate American Academy of Pain Management
Member International Spinal Intervention Society
Member American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
Member World Institute of Pain
Member American Academy of Pain Medicine

    Certification

Endoscopic Laser Discectomy
Biologic Vertebral Augmentation utilizing Optimesh
Accredited instructor for CME Category 1 courses for Maricopa
Integrated Health System
Spinal Cord Stimulation- Trials/Permanent
Cervical/Thoracic/Lumbar Interventional Injection Techniques
Radiofrequency Lesioning
Discography and Intradiscal Therapies
Epiduroscopy
Endovenous Laser Treatment
Coblation Nucleoplasty
Basic & Advanced Cardiac Life Support

    Membership

International Spinal Intervention Society
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
American College of Sports Medicine
New Jersey Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
American Academy of Pain Management
American Academy of Pain Medicine

    Awards

American Medical Association – Physician’s Recognition Award forContinuing Medical Education

    Appointments

Executive Board Member: American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians
National Course Director, Interventional Pain Institute
Editorial Board Pain Physician Journal